Friday, March 20, 2009

HERDING GROUP HEAVIES

We’ve commented on it before, Herding Groups these days are brutally competitive. When Judge Janet Tunage Nahikian surveyed her final seven today at the Durham Kennel Club show in Raleigh NC, she had no idea that the German Shepherd Dog, CH Shoal Creek Sangria V Barick, had to get past three recent BIS winners in the group judging. Finishing two, three, and four behind Ria, a three year old bitch, were yesterday’s BIS winner, the Puli, CH Cordmaker Field Of Dreams, the Old English Sheepdog, CH Lambluv’s Daydream Believer, and the Bearded Collie, CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins.

Ch.Toasty's Treaasure Island (Treasure) won the Golden Specialty, Bravo and Sunset's Stealing Time(Sherman) won both Boxer Specialties, Laura King's Irish Setter Special won the Irish Specialty. Ch Quicksilver Sierra's Jaguar won the Greyhound Specialty. Sorry I don't know the rest of the winners. The all breeds start tomorrow

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The author has been attending dog shows as a spectator and exhibitor for over 45 years. He is a retired management consultant who has advised multiple organizations affiliated with the AKC and the Cat Fanciers Association on business management, long range planning, customer service, and legislative matters. After 25 years of living in the big cities of New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, he now resides in his hometown of Memphis, TN.

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